I installed You Version Bible software about two months ago and
discovered Bible Reading plans, some of which are topical and others
full bible ones. Initially I did a few topical reading plans and finally
in December I started a 90 day bible reading plan. I includes reading
at least 10 chapters daily, some days 12 and some days even up to 20. It
is of great blessing as it gave a broad picture of how the bible
progresses.It also retained me in the word and thus filled my head with
scripture and it's concerns and it's focus, which is actually God and
his concern for us, wayward humans.
It also helped me
to finish the book of Leviticus, the only book which I had started
multiple times but was unable to complete. Completing Leviticus was also
as good as completing the whole bible for me. Unlike the previous times
when it was boring and dry, this time around, the book of Leviticus was
one of the interesting reads with lot of medical, legal and social
information about the ordering of society in that day and age. The
sacrificial system itself, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ
on the Cross and the fulfillment for humans of the requirement of a Holy
God to relate and enjoy his presence.
One of the reasons these laws were given, as Paul elaborates in the Epistle to the Galatians is so that people can become conscious of sin and go to God through the sacrifices. They need God, they need his sacrifice as foreshadowed in Leviticus, to be cleansed and atoned for so that they can enter into a relationship with God and also enter eternal life. Christ our sacrificial paska lamb has been sacrificed and the whole of humanity is invited to come to God through Christ cleansed, spotless and clean.
There is much I can go on ranting, but the point I want to make is that a Challenging full Bible reading plan will stretch you and bless you.
It also helped me
to finish the book of Leviticus, the only book which I had started
multiple times but was unable to complete. Completing Leviticus was also
as good as completing the whole bible for me. Unlike the previous times
when it was boring and dry, this time around, the book of Leviticus was
one of the interesting reads with lot of medical, legal and social
information about the ordering of society in that day and age. The
sacrificial system itself, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ
on the Cross and the fulfillment for humans of the requirement of a Holy
God to relate and enjoy his presence.One of the reasons these laws were given, as Paul elaborates in the Epistle to the Galatians is so that people can become conscious of sin and go to God through the sacrifices. They need God, they need his sacrifice as foreshadowed in Leviticus, to be cleansed and atoned for so that they can enter into a relationship with God and also enter eternal life. Christ our sacrificial paska lamb has been sacrificed and the whole of humanity is invited to come to God through Christ cleansed, spotless and clean.
There is much I can go on ranting, but the point I want to make is that a Challenging full Bible reading plan will stretch you and bless you.
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